On June 25, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller commented on the Vatican's rejection of the German bishops' proposal to allow lay preaching during the Eucharist. Key excerpts: - "One must not separate the Liturgy of the Word from the Eucharistic liturgy by having a layperson preach the first part and an ordained priest celebrate the second." - "Luther already condemned this as an abuse, accusing priests and bishops of no longer being servants of the Word but mere ritualists." - "The Council of Trent taught that sacramentally ordained priests were instituted by Christ as ministers of both the Word and the Sacraments." - "One cannot arbitrarily divide priestly ministry and outsource parts of it without effectively denying the sacramental priesthood in a Protestant sense." - "Ironically, those who most eagerly invoke Vatican II contradict it on the question of lay preaching during Mass." - "Germany's perpetual protesters should study the foundations of Catholic theology instead of driving the …زیاتر
Did German Chancellor Frederick Merz book an $8000 only fans private session with a transgender model during the G7 summit? Does this remind you of Keir Starmer and the Ukrainian rent boys ?
Hat der deutsche Bundeskanzler Frederick Merz während des G7-Gipfels eine private „OnlyFans“-Session mit einem Transgender-Model für 8000 Dollar gebucht? Erinnert euch das an Keir Starmer und die ukrainischen Stricher?
After the election of Leo XIV, Aldo Maria Valli wanted to believe in the new pope and in the possibility of a change of direction, he admitted on his blog on June 25. Valli was the longtime Vatican correspondent for Italy’s public broadcaster, RAI. But: “The cold shower (or rather, a whole series of cold showers) quickly woke me from that dream in the form of statements fully in line with the Bergoglian disaster and a succession of ‘peace & love’ initiatives, marked by a shallow humanitarianism completely devoid of references to transcendence, sin, conversion, and the salvation of the soul.” On the consistory on Friday and Saturday, he writes: “Under Leo XIV, the Church is not merely avoiding any reversal of course; it is enthusiastically reaffirming the synodal model, transforming it into a permanent method of ecclesial governance.” Valli points to the names of the cardinals (Ryś, Fernández, Brislin, and Grech) chosen to lead the principal sessions. It is, he says, a gathering of …زیاتر
And the poisonous menu Prevost serves up in his rebellion against God—the worship of false gods and the paganism that violates the First Commandment, as well as disobedience and defiance of God’s NATURAL law and the rejection of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit through the profanation of the body—by means of sodomy, adultery, and every kind of immorality and sexual perversion.
"...And you feel like crying: for your friend, for the papacy, and for the Church." What a terrible misfortune... and we all have conservative friends...
On June 24, Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Anand David Xalxo, 50, Vicar General and Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, India. The Archdiocese of Ranchi comprises about 180k Catholics, 35 parishes, more than 300 priests and over 1,000 religious sisters. Born in Mandar on 20 November 1975, Monsignor Xalxo was ordained a priest in 2006. Over the past two decades he has served in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. On July 5, 2019, Rev. Xalxo spoke with UcaNews.com about the Eastern meditation method yoga. He said that most Catholic schools in the Archdiocese practice yoga daily “to build up positive energy, good health, and mental stability.” “There is no opposition to yoga in our schools. There are instances of our priests and nuns practicing it and teaching others,” he said. Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in 1989 that Eastern methods including yoga are "not free from dangers and errors" harmful to Catholic spirituality. A Product …زیاتر
Catholic writers, leaders and prominent figures share their reading lists for the warmest months of 2026. It seems like only yesterday that we published our Lenten reading recommendations, but here we are unrolling our 2026 summer reading list, which is altogether a very different animal than the books we recommended for the Season of Penance. Summer books shouldn’t necessarily be unchallenging. In fact, it’s a perfect time for books that require the uninterrupted lounging-around time that summer affords, whether at the beach or pool, or in a hammock in the back yard. It’s the perfect time to get truly lost in a book — so lost that upon putting it down you feel a bit dazed, the way you might feel stumbling out of a movie theater into the blazing sun. Those potentially-out-of-body-experience reads ought to be chosen carefully. To that end, we’ve asked a few Catholic writers, leaders and prominent figures what they are reading this summer. Here’s what they told us: Alberto Fernandez,…
Hero against Communism and Defender of Roman Mass in Medjugorje: On 23 June, the eve of the 44th anniversary of the first false apparitions, Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, climbed slowly Medjugorje's rocky “Apparition Hill”. He was accompanied by members of the Cenacolo Community. Cardinal Simoni endured decades of communist persecution in Albania. He recently celebrated the 70 anniversary of his ordination by attending the Mass in the Roman rite at the Gricigliano Seminary.
A la veille du 44ᵉ anniversaire des premières apparitions de Medjugorje, le cardinal Ernest Simoni gravit la colline des apparitions Malgré ses 97 ans et les dix-huit années de prison et de travaux forcés qu'il a endurées sous le régime communiste albanais, il a gravi la colline des apparitions extrait images TV Kraljice Mira
Thursday, June 25 – Saint William of Vercelli, Abbot, Founder of the Congregation of Hermits – Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, Doctor of the Church – Blessed Benvenuto of Gubbio, lay brother, First Franciscan Order
Au territoire de Goleto, près de Nusco, saint Guillaume confesseur, père des Ermites du Mont Vierge (en Campanie). Sanctoral Saint Guillaume de Verceil, Abbé, Fondateur de la Congrégation des Ermites Ancienne et fameuse ville de Lombardie, Verceil servit de berceau à saint Guillaume. Illustres par la noblesse de leur sang, son père et sa mère étaient encore plus respectables par la sainteté de leur vie. Guillaume perdit ses parents dès son enfance et vécut sous la conduite d’un de ses parents qui prit grand soin de son éducation. A quinze ans, le pieux adolescent résolut de mener une vie pénitente et entreprit le pèlerinage de St-Jacques de Compostelle, en Galice, comme on nommait alors l’Espagne. Il voyageait les pieds nus, revêtu d’un simple habit de pèlerin. Durant ce long voyage, Guillaume souffrit la faim, la soif, avec toutes sortes d’incommodités. Son amour de la mortification lui inspira cependant de faire confectionner deux cercles de fer qu’il appliqua sur sa …
The superiors of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X published today another Open Letter to Leo XIV and to the Cardinals. The letter is no call to action nor a negotiating proposal but rather another public reaffirmation of the Fraternity's long-standing position. Attached is a 28-page document (English below) with the Catholic faith. This document repeatedly affirms strong papal authority adding that the pope possesses "supreme, full, immediate, and universal jurisdiction". The letter. Most Holy Father, Most Reverend Eminences, On the eve of the Consistory at the end of this month, and just days before the episcopal consecrations scheduled for 1 July in Écône, it seems to us that the time has come for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X to make a full profession of Catholic Faith, which we wish to place in the hands of Your Holiness and each one of the Cardinals. Today the Church suffers under the pressure of new forces, coming both from within and without, which push her in …زیاتر
Catholic priest Robert Emeršič, 51, died on June 14 after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting while celebrating the Eucharist in Planica, Slovenia. He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Maribor and served as the parish priest in Rače. Born on 28 May 1975, he was ordained as a priest in 2008. Following a period as assistant priest in Ravne na Koroškem, he became parish priest in Rače in 2010, taking responsibility for the neighbouring parish in Fram in 2020. His funeral took place on 17 June in Hoče, his home parish. #newsWtajpmqkts
"This washing of the feet was spiritual, and served as a species of absolution. Peter, in his zeal, saw nothing in it but too great an act of abasement on the part of his Master; he knew not that to save him Jesus would the very next day humble himself even to the ignominious death of the cross."
[Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich; XVIII-XIX Century; born: 8 September 1774 Flamschen, Coesfeld, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire/ died: 9 February 1824 (aged 49), Dülmen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation; mystic, Marian visionary and stigmatist; Roman Catholic Augustinian canoness] MEDITATION VII. ~ The Washing of the Feet. They arose from table, and whilst they were arranging their clothes, as they usually did before making their solemn prayer, the major-domo came in with two servants to take away the table. Jesus, standing in the midst of his Apostles, spoke to them long, in a most solemn manner. I could not repeat exactly his whole discourse, but I remember he spoke of his kingdom, of his going to his Father, of what he would leave them now that he was about to be taken away, etc. He also gave them some instructions concerning penance, the confession of sin, repentance, and justification. I felt that these instructions referred to the washing of the feet, and …زیاتر
Paulist Priest Promotes Transgender Church Musician: Skinny Fr Chris Lawton of the pro-homosexual parish St Paul the Apostle in New York City published on June 18 a Facebook interview with the “transgender Clover”. The interview, which focused on living one's "authentic self" and homosex inclusion in the Church, concluded with the exchange: "Happy Pride" - "Happy Pride." Fr Lawton is a member of the Paulist Fathers and was ordained to the priesthood in 2024. "Clover" is a music minister of the parish.
Roman Catholic priest Chris Lawton of St. Paul's Catholic Church in NYC interviews 'Clover,' the church's transgender music minister. Here, they exchange 'Happy Pride' greetings while speaking on the importance of living one's 'authentic self.'
164 dead in Venezuela Earthquakes; Church steps forward to bring hope - Shalom World News A devastating earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, leaving at least 164 people dead and over 1000 injured after powerful tremors tore through the country’s central region. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, were centered near the Montalbán and Morón areas of Carabobo state, causing buildings to collapse and widespread destruction. The violent shaking also damaged several Catholic churches across Caracas, La Guaira, and Valencia, according to reports from priests and parishioners. Among the affected religious sites were La Guaira Seminary, Valencia Cathedral, San José de Ñaraulí Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in La Hoyada, Caracas Cathedral, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Catia, all of which suffered considerable structural damage. The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church) also sustained visible damage, though church authorities …زیاتر
Worse than Germany: On June 24, the Spanish Bishops' Conference appointed economist Luis Ayala Cañón as the new president of Caritas Spain, the Church's largest charitable organization. He previously served on the Spanish Government's Advisory Council for Health and Social Services, reports InfoVaticana.com. He was appointed by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's administration in 2019. Ayala has also collaborated with left-leaning organizations, including Fundación Alternativas, a think tank widely associated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Spain's Socialist government under Sánchez enacted anti-Catholic policies, including legalizing euthanasia, expanding abortion, and advancing gender and homosex legislation. In its announcement, the Spanish Bishops' Conference made no reference to Ayala's previous government role or political collaborations, highlighting only his academic credentials and expertise in economics and social policy. Picture: InfoVaticana.com, …زیاتر
Arnie Hammer in Uwe Böll’s Citizen Vigilante. Once again, the guardians of acceptable opinion have trained their fire on Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante. Todd Gilchrist inVariety and others of his stripe denounce the film as morally bankrupt; a crude piece of exploitation that dares to show migrant crime, official leniency, and the rage of ordinary people abandoned by the state. They attack the messenger and the medium rather than confront the reality the film dramatises. We are attacked, yet again, simply for noticing. I wrote last week about the long assault on the working class by the meritocracy; that self-regarding cultural elite who imagine themselves above the consequences of their grand experiments. Nowhere is this intellectual snobbery more evident than in the failure of mass migration into Europe. For decades the authorities have tiptoed around the conduct of certain migrant populations with a racism of low expectations. They created a two-tier justice system that manages mobs …
The proximity of the consistory (Friday and Saturday) to the FSSPX consecrations (Wednesday) has allegedly prompted Leo XIV to remove the liturgy from the consistory's agenda. This information was published by Nico Spuntoni on IlGiornale.it, who cited an anonymous cardinal as his source. Although "synodality" was already discussed in January, it has returned to the agenda. Spuntoni adds three more pieces of information. - Notable absences at the consistory due to ill health include conservative Cardinals Joseph Zen (Hong Kong), Péter Erdő (Budapest), and Willem Eijk (Utrecht). - There is unease among the professed members and religious sisters of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X, who do not wish to risk incurring a possible excommunication. - The consistory's agenda has not generally generated enthusiasm among cardinals. Some also dislike the Synod Secretariat's method of working in small groups. #newsSdvnwboncj
"..for many centuries the Church went in another direction..developing a philosophy and a morality full of classifications in which it ordered who can receive Communion and who cannot, putting labels on them..terrible that this happened to us..Francis changed that.." Cardinal Tucho Fernández